継承[keishou] inheritance
継承者[keishousha] successor
ご了承[goryoushou] acknowledgement
口承[koushou] passing on by word of mouth
使徒継承[shitokeishou] apostolic succession

使徒承伝[shitoshouden] apostolic succession
事後承諾[jigoshoudaku] ex-post-facto approval
承ける[ukeru] to receive
承る[uketamawaru] to hear
承継[shoukei] succession